Girardville News

Robert T. Malia, 43, of 206 Ogden St., Girardville, was charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, possession of drug paraphernalia and misbranding of a controlled substance during his arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel.

A lack of three key witnesses forced Mahanoy Township police to withdraw charges against a 29-year-old Shenandoah man they alleged led officers on a high speed chase Aug.

A Mount Carmel man charged with kidnapping and assaulting his estranged wife last month had charges against him held to court during a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Three search warrants issued in the suspicious death investigation of 22-year-old Kortni Ann Kenenitz of Kulpmont revealed the victim and her live-in 29-year-old boyfriend, John Tym, consumed drugs and alcohol while partying at a home in Mount Carmel and later partied at a Girardville residence before returning to Kulpmont Thursday morning.

A Mount Carmel man was placed in Schuylkill County Prison after being arraigned on charges he kidnapped and assaulted his wife Sunday evening.